One way of communicating to everyone that you’re “in the know” is to refer to people not by their bylines, but by their IRL nicknames. Everyone will know you’re a poser if you don’t call A.O. Scott (pictured) “Tony.” Here are some other ones, which you can feel free to pepper your conversation with at the next Lapham’s Quarterly party.
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A Cheat Sheet to the Secret Nicknames of the Literary Elite
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Would two posts in one day about the comically atrocious PR work of 5WPR be too many?
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The Most Desperate Fake Celebrity Quotes Ever
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It would seem our conspiracy theory is coming true: Facebook’s big push to give you “more control of your information” is actually an initiative to get you to give up control of your information. Step one: Frame greed as concern. Facebook’s 350 million+ users are being greeted by the dialog below, an “Important..
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Facebook Begins ‘Privacy’ Con
Pretty blond fashion PR women can get away with anything—except being charged with surreptitiously hacking the voicemails of multiple romantic rivals in a fit of jealous insanity. That’s not a good “PR Play,” it turns out
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Ali Wise Confident These Crazy Stalking Charges Won’t Hurt Her Career
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It’s going to take more than six months medical leave to reform Steve Jobs . On his very first day back before the media, the Apple CEO apparently told a whopper to the New York Times .
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Photo Evidence Steve Jobs Misled the New York Times
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Mark Penn , the strategist who dashed Hillary Clinton’s presidential hopes, is the Wall Street Journal ‘s “Microtrend”-spotting columnist. He’s also CEO of PR giant Burson-Marsteller. Only a scumbag would abuse the former to drum up business for the latter
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Leaked Email: Mark Penn’s Using His WSJ Column to Drum Up Business at His P.R. Firm
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